The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2157
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
6:05 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2898
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 200.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 9.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.76° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.39° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.